Donald Trump has expressed some radical thoughts about foreign policy – including that the U.S., as a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, can choose whether or not to come to the aid of an ally under attack. To better understand how alarmingly wrong such thinking is, it’s worth reading a new novel by […]
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International, USAVice President Joe Biden is no fan of Republican nominee Donald Trump, and he’s made no secret of it. He called out Trump’s positions of foreign policy, or lack thereof, Wednesday, but that’s far from the first time he’s expressed doubt that Trump could be an effective president, to put it mildly. Here are five
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USAThe 2016 Democratic National Convention is giving the Hillary Clinton campaign a platform to rebuke the criticism of her candidacy that was on display last week during the Republicans’ convention. But the real show will be watching the candidates square off head to head. The conventions have boosted anticipation for the first presidential debate between
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USASen. John McCain said Wednesday he is sticking by the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump despite “strong” differences over national security, notably the mogul’s suggestions that he would check whether NATO member countries had fulfilled their financial obligations before coming to their aid. Mr. McCain, Arizona Republican who is fighting for re-election, said it is
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USABy Chris Jennewein SAN DIEGO — God is in the details, and that includes the hellish enterprise of waging war. You wouldn’t know it from the Republican political rhetoric, but for 771 days through Tuesday, a largely American air armada has been pummeling the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, better known as ISIS. Navy jets
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Chris Jennewein, Middle East, San Diego County, USADay two of the Democratic National Convention By Laurie Baron The Democratic National Convention has featured Andra Day, Alicia Keys, Meryl Streep, Sarah Silverman, and Paul Simon among other famous entertainers. Ticketmaster is currently negotiating with the Democrats to take this show on the road under the name Politpaloosa. * Congressman Joseph Crowley accused Donald
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — Now that Iraqi forces, with the support of the international coalition, are gearing up to recapture Mosul — ISIS’s last major stronghold in Iraq–the question that looms high is what will be the fate of the Iraqi Sunni community following ISIS’s inevitable defeat? I maintain that unless the political discussion begins
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Alon Ben-Meir, Middle East, USAForty years on and plenty of challenges remain Rabbi Sally Priesand, front and center, is honored with an aliya at the 2012 Central Conference of American Rabbis convention in Boston as she celebrates 40 years since her ordination as a rabbi, surrounded by other women rabbis. Photos courtesy Central Conference of American Rabbis Rabbis Mary
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, USAAs the Democratic Convention rumbles on in the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, controversy continues to rage through the streets of the city. Supporters of erstwhile primary candidate Bernie Sanders are enraged by revelations in a WikiLeaks publication, which featured thousands of emails sent between members of the Democratic National Committee, in which a desire
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USAPHILADELPHIA – No other presidential candidate would dare hit the campaign trail in a white tank top, but for the Green Party’s Jill Stein, it’s more about surviving the heat than making a fashion statement. Ms. Stein has logged three frenetic days of political activity outside the Democratic National Convention, seizing the opportunity to lure
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USAAdel Kermiche has been named as one of the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) extremists who murdered a priest in a church in Normandy, northern France. Kermiche and another attacker, who has not been named, forced elderly Father Jacques Hamel to his knees and then slit his throat during morning prayers, on Tuesday morning. Here
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InternationalFormer U.S. President Bill Clinton told the Democratic convention in Philadelphia on Tuesday that his wife and “best friend,” Hillary Clinton, is the “best darn change-maker I’ve ever known.” In a very personal speech, he spoke warmly about how they met and her dedication to public service. Hours earlier, his wife became the first woman
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USAJakarta (dpa) – Human rights groups on Wednesday urged Indonesia to halt the impending executions of more than a dozen convicts on death row for drug offences. The attorney general’s office said it was preparing to proceed with further executions, but has not announced a date or other details. At least 14 convicts could face
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InternationalThe controversial question of Donald Trump came up as the Hungarian and Austrian leaders met in Budapest to try to ease tensions over migration. Hungary’s right wing prime minister Viktor Orban – who recently said he backed the US Republican’s hardline stance on the issue – again described immigration a “poison”, saying his country didn’t
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